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The Duracell Bunny Pacers are back!

DURACELL has announced that some of Britain’s most well-known former athletes will be taking on the Duracell Bunny Challenge at this year’s Simplyhealth Great Run Series, becoming Duracell Bunny pacers to help thousands of runners go further for longer. Katharine Merry will be the latest Olympian to put their endurance and pacing to the test when she … Continue reading “The Duracell Bunny Pacers are back!”

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Travel Essentials from DuracellDirect

Looking forward to your summer holidays? Going travelling, jet-setting around the world or is it going to be a stay-cation? Got all the essentials? like Sun screen, Hat, Shades, Flip-flops and Sandals. What about a beach towel? Well, you will get a Duracell Beach Towel FREE with the Duracell Travel Kit exclusively from DuracellDirect. … Continue reading “Travel Essentials from DuracellDirect”

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Panasonic Recall Laptop Batteries in Europe

Panasonic is recalling battery packs for it’s Toughbook CF-H2 tablets, sold between June 2011 and May 2012. It is also recalling accessory battery packs bought or changed during service between June 2011 and November 2011. Check if you are affected and follow the advice given in their product recall mesage. This follows Sony’s and Lenovo’s … Continue reading “Panasonic Recall Laptop Batteries in Europe”

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Charge Your Smartphone in 30 seconds!

Can you believe it? 30 seconds! Check out the video below, where they fully charge a Samsung smartphone in 30 seconds: This is an innovative, prototype charger from a startup company called StoreDot. The phone charger is made up of molecular sized organic compounds, making it a biological semiconductor. Sadly, it is still a prototype. … Continue reading “Charge Your Smartphone in 30 seconds!”

Hot Swap Batteries with Lenvo ThinkPad Ultrabooks

Lenovo’s latest ultrabooks, the ThinkPad T440 and T440s allows batteries to be swapped out without completely powering it down. These ultrabooks have two batteries, one built-in and another removable. So, you can safely swap this battery to another which is fully charged. The new Power Bridge technology allows the ultrabook to run on the built-in … Continue reading “Hot Swap Batteries with Lenvo ThinkPad Ultrabooks”

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Braun Products Now Available At DuracellDirect

Braun male and female grooming products are now available at DuracellDirect. So, whilst you are looking for batteries and chargers, take a look at the range of male Braun Shavers & Trimmers and female Braun Lady Shavers & Epilators. Save up to 50% on selected Braun products at DuracellDirect Share this post:

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Duracell "The Return", Ad Campaign Wins Awards

Duracell’s “The Return”, ad campaign, also known as “Some Toys Never Die” has won a number of awards at SPH iink Awards 2013 in Singapore. Two of the ads won Gold in different categories and the creative agency behind the campaign, The Grey Group, won the Grand Prix award and was also named the iink … Continue reading “Duracell "The Return", Ad Campaign Wins Awards”

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Battery Powered Flying Bike!

An actual flying bike! Researchers from the Czech Republic have come up with an electric bike that is able to fly. The prototype was able to successfully take off and land within the confines of an exhibition hall in Prague. It was remote controlled and a mannequin was used, presumably for safety reasons. The bike … Continue reading “Battery Powered Flying Bike!”

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Low-light Photography without Flash

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have invented a new image sensor made from graphene. This sensor is supposed to be 1000 times more sensitive to light than existing sensors in the market. It can also detect a broad spectrum of light. This makes it ideal for digital cameras, allowing you to take photos … Continue reading “Low-light Photography without Flash”